Learn the story of a place through the people that represented it through history
As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
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Learn about the factions and members of the first United States Congress
Under the direction of President John Adams, the Congress passed the Sedition Act of 1798, which made it a criminal offence to publish statements critical of the federal government. The first individual to be tried under the law was Rep. Matthew Lyon, who unsurprisingly had voted against its passage. Lyon was re-elected from jail.
